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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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